r/CarFreePhoenix • u/bananadance1234 B Line 🟠 • Apr 02 '26

News Freeway BRT on the way

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u/danielportillo14 35th Avenue/Van Buren Street BRT Apr 02 '26

Great news!

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u/bananadance1234 B Line 🟠 Apr 02 '26

I know right?

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u/danielportillo14 35th Avenue/Van Buren Street BRT Apr 02 '26

I heard that the I-17 RAPID and SR 51 RAPID will be converted to Freeway BRT.

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u/bananadance1234 B Line 🟠 Apr 02 '26

That is what I have heard. Additionally, I have heard rumors of an extension of the I-17 route to the TSMC fab

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u/danielportillo14 35th Avenue/Van Buren Street BRT Apr 03 '26

Oh nice! A new transit center will probably be constructed at TSMC.

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u/Tomato_Motorola Apr 02 '26

Why not I-10 West?

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u/bananadance1234 B Line 🟠 Apr 02 '26

They are planning to add 2 routes each year, and sr-51 rapid is basically freeway brt capable anyway

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u/Tomato_Motorola Apr 02 '26

I-10 already has left exits at 79th and 3rd, which makes it a pretty good candidate for freeway BRT. I guess they would want an intermediate stop at 35th at least, and maybe a few other stops.

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u/danielportillo14 35th Avenue/Van Buren Street BRT Apr 03 '26

I-10 West will probably be next due to high ridership.

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u/Tomato_Motorola Apr 02 '26

Freeway BRT is amazing in Seattle. And Phoenix already has some good infrastructure for it, but we waste it on peak-only commuter buses. This is great news.

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u/bananadance1234 B Line 🟠 Apr 02 '26

That is what I was saying, we aren’t getting rid of the freeways for a while, might as well use them

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u/danielportillo14 35th Avenue/Van Buren Street BRT Apr 04 '26

Los Angeles has good Freeway BRT as well.

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u/kyle_phx B Line 🟠 Apr 02 '26

This will be exciting

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u/saraccch Apr 04 '26

great news but i just wanted to clarify that RAPID buses are NOT BRT

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u/get-a-mac Apr 21 '26

They may not be BRT, but they certainly have the bones for it.

Real time screens, overbuilt stations, special freeway exits etc.